Weapon.



S. TOTH & P. SANKO, Sn.

WEAPON.

APPLICATION nuzn JULY 26.1911.

1,259,682. Patented Mala 19, 191a.

FIG. 1 7 2 STEPHEN TOTH PETER sfizvlfasrt llVVfA/TORS I 1 ET-L 31.:82QN3 Q, n, f the King o '7 5 naoe 31in, c0unty ofA' mstrong, andState {of Pei-insylyan a, have nvented certain new i which l foilew n ii espe ifi a im Q Our lnyentlon relates more parti'cularly to that type.of, Weapon {as 2sh own in .U. 1 S.

onJune 27,-1916, consisting-essentiallyof [the comb nat on ofagsiilerdiol' bayonet and v reVolvergthe present nvention beingianinisaid' sword or bayonet.

' said bayonetjtorsaid revolver, and meansror' v securely looking"the'bayonet in operative I position, and also contemplates the embodijoperative or inoperative by renderingfthe trigger thereof operative vorinoperative.

arrangement.'of*parts shown in'the accompanying drawings, it. beingunderstood "that such modifications thereof may be made as -legitimatelycome iwithin the, scope of the appended.c1aims.-';;.,In :theidrai vingg,Figure v l'S hQWSfl general: side eleyation of the improy'ed device;Fig.2showsalplan View from iofFig," 1; Fig. 3-is a seotionaheleyationdetail of thelocking ring' while Fig.5 is a, section of, the] revolyerfbarrel, taken" Jon 'fsame. section as Fig. 3, andshowing the. "openingwith whI'chdocl nng rlng ei'iga 'g'es.

I, Fig; shows a detailsectionofenlarged-end of bayoneton same section as,3, 1 With more" particular referencflto the drawings, the numeralg-l-iindicates the re,- .volv'er in. general; 2 rbelng" the barrelrand3thelhandle or gripl thereof, Yindicating the aw. a ama e'liea eme-ae-n;

V S pjeeificatieniof Letters i atent. J

Hungar andjigesideiats f the-city-of lfai ofe j ering-orwfillingthespaceibe tween'kthe i v l- W i l ardly this enlargementis removed, fhpmyement inarrangement;of the; elements J thereof, in the attaching"and "looking pro- Iivisionsfforsecuring the sword or bayonet! inpon[the revolver barrel and inx-improved meang for )rendering the. revolversecure;

' 'e'tgains't accidentalv discharge .while it si'ng v v sights 5.o'rWith-the normal disohafger of The present invention contemplates the 1easy andcrapid'attaching and detaching of] v V largement beingbored, asat 114, to snugly t-engage theperipheryof the-barrel 2. En

1" fm'ent' Of means forrrenderiiig the revolver a I 1 thereof. Ring 16is pro'videdwith a Spaced Withthe'seobjects in vieW',,our invention[consistsressentially'of the. Combination, and],

; the underneath side of the'device, a portion thereof-being insection'taken on line 3j3 showing the mounting and lock in'g means;vtaken on line 5 5 of Fig; '1. Fig is a revolverryvith the attachment itis necessary-o '18jisja1ined With' rib 4 and to insert the barrelend'inopeningffl of enlargement when "a slight V motion" in eitherdirection fof ring 16' will securely-lock the attachment lto i thebarrel by means .of the' ends of ing 16 passing through the opening-2O0f the bar; I rel rib. 'a To renden -therevolversecnre i. 1f" .ribcustomarily formed integral with the T v v "enlargementll' will passover 'gu'ardlfiand Ienter'the} space between the back of; trig a V a t tigg r g rdpcustomarily la o inei-aiied i Be f1 -t Qknownthat e, STEPrrnn.TOfl I-L and with the revolver; are thegripf so. {the revolyer l anysuitablegua-rd orahand shield p mayrhe'jattached. ,yB-ivotally attachedat "60 10'toreyolver 1 is-a"leaf;springz9; earrying Y? .a projection orenlargement 711Vat itsilonte'r .1; extremity,said,enlaiigeinentflbeing'capable-i ltliiggei 6 andIear -portion .of-the g me sible to. depress ethe tnigger' and cause 1i "charge; {of jthe Jnfeapon: fle-Xin fiprlng filaterally'g and zo'sc i llatingg.

reflvolyerin its'normalmanner. 12 i dicates a swordjorbayonetWhiclrisI7; attached the outer end OffbarreL-Z and i preferably onthelower sideofthe'bari'el, ""75, so as not to interfere With the use of the T V 7locking; position allow-ingathe usage of the the Weapon, thebayonet 12being enlarged! at. its rear extremity, as at 13,- said 'en-f'largement13 also carries a eoncentriogroove a 15 for retainingthelocking ringor-m'em' ber 16 to allow only circumferentialmotion;V

'1 vided thronghrthebayonetror swoi' dgbladei I I 12 in alinementwithgrooye l5,' and" a1's o a suitable OpeningQO being-provided through'rib a to co-actiwith' ring' 16, forlockingsaid enlargement 13 of blade12' iii-fixed position I onbarr 2- 3 r r Inpractice Whenit is desiredtofusefthe f merely to move'ring'ldso that its openingfl ger 6 and theguard 7. It is readily apparent that the device may be used wlth anystandard form of revolver, the only alteration thereof being theprovision of an W hat we claim as new, and desire to 'pro- 7 tect bythese Letters Patent, is:

In combination with a revolver or pistol, a sword or cutting blade,having-one end thereof enlarged to surround a portion of said barrel,said enlargement having a circumferential groove carrying a rotatable orcircumferentially movable ring, said ring Copies of this patent may beobtained for having a handle or projection to facilitate its movement, aportion of said ring being cut away to allow the passage of revolver ribtherethrough, and opening through said revolver rib for engagement withsaid ring, a spring carrying an enlarged projection being attached tosaid revolver to co-act with the revolver trigger and trigger guard toprevent accidental discharge of said revolver, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

STEPHEN Torn. PETER SANKO, sR.

Witnesses as to Stephen Toth: T. A. SPERRY, HELEN HUNT; Witnesses as toPeter Sanko, Sin:

G, A. WALKER, CLARENCE O. MORRIS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,13.0.

